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In this analysis they:
1) Ignore caps on healthcare as % Income
2) think income taxes are a flat expense families have to earn money to cover (ignoring that they are *income based*, and are nonexistent for low earners)
1) Ignore caps on healthcare as % Income
2) think income taxes are a flat expense families have to earn money to cover (ignoring that they are *income based*, and are nonexistent for low earners)
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
In this analysis they:
1) Ignore caps on healthcare as % Income
2) think income taxes are a flat expense families have to earn money to cover (ignoring that they are *income based*, and are nonexistent for low earners)
1) Ignore caps on healthcare as % Income
2) think income taxes are a flat expense families have to earn money to cover (ignoring that they are *income based*, and are nonexistent for low earners)
This looks great but also looks like it takes a lot of time and effort? Or not that bad if you multitask?
November 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This looks great but also looks like it takes a lot of time and effort? Or not that bad if you multitask?
Point is to show that Obama had conservative views and policies compared to today, and sometimes compared to Democrats at the time
September 17, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Point is to show that Obama had conservative views and policies compared to today, and sometimes compared to Democrats at the time
What point do you think you're making? How does 2008 vs 2012 change my point that "large parts of NY used to be blue, but recently switched red, showing that some voters can cross over"
September 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
What point do you think you're making? How does 2008 vs 2012 change my point that "large parts of NY used to be blue, but recently switched red, showing that some voters can cross over"
Obama opposed gay marriage. That's way to the right of Harris
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Obama opposed gay marriage. That's way to the right of Harris
It's an example of a politician moderating their stance on an issue to win votes (explicitly admitting it too), taking a position that looks right wing today. Obama also offered to cut entitlements several times. www.npr.org/sections/its...
Obama Riles His Own Party With Social Security Offer
Few things indicate a president no longer needs to worry about running for re-election more than his willingness to ignite an intraparty firestorm. That's just what President Obama has done by saying ...
www.npr.org
September 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM
It's an example of a politician moderating their stance on an issue to win votes (explicitly admitting it too), taking a position that looks right wing today. Obama also offered to cut entitlements several times. www.npr.org/sections/its...
I didn't prescribe *how* Dems might win Republican voters, I simply pointed out that a large swing happened very recently. However: Kamala Harris was much further to the left than Obama in policies and rhetoric. Just one example: time.com/3816952/obam...
time.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I didn't prescribe *how* Dems might win Republican voters, I simply pointed out that a large swing happened very recently. However: Kamala Harris was much further to the left than Obama in policies and rhetoric. Just one example: time.com/3816952/obam...
I'm replying to the response above me, not OP. In response to the idea that there aren't many voters willing to switch their party vote, I'm pointing out that many counties in NY shifted 12+ points over 3 election cycles. Why couldn't they switch back?
September 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I'm replying to the response above me, not OP. In response to the idea that there aren't many voters willing to switch their party vote, I'm pointing out that many counties in NY shifted 12+ points over 3 election cycles. Why couldn't they switch back?
Why would young people going from NYC to Hudson Valley make Hudson valley redder?
September 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Why would young people going from NYC to Hudson Valley make Hudson valley redder?
There was a ~12 point swing from 2012 to 2024 in NY. Why wouldn't we assume some of those folks would come back in this example?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Un...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Un...
September 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
There was a ~12 point swing from 2012 to 2024 in NY. Why wouldn't we assume some of those folks would come back in this example?
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Un...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Un...
Incoming enshittification of AI. From both the upcoming monetization push, and degradation from training themselves on AI slop.
September 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Incoming enshittification of AI. From both the upcoming monetization push, and degradation from training themselves on AI slop.
Chris Hayes has for a while x.com/chrislhayes/...
Chris Hayes on X: "I got to speak with the Amnesty International's Executive Director last night about their report finding that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza." / X
I got to speak with the Amnesty International's Executive Director last night about their report finding that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
x.com
August 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Chris Hayes has for a while x.com/chrislhayes/...
Mustaches were not a millennial trend though -- or am I misremembering?
June 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Mustaches were not a millennial trend though -- or am I misremembering?
This doesn't make any sense, at all. The unemployment rate was the lowest it had been in 50 years. Real GDP per capita was at all time highs and exceeded prepandemic forecasts. These are unequivocally good economic metrics that marked an improvement over the recent past & outperformed rest of world
May 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This doesn't make any sense, at all. The unemployment rate was the lowest it had been in 50 years. Real GDP per capita was at all time highs and exceeded prepandemic forecasts. These are unequivocally good economic metrics that marked an improvement over the recent past & outperformed rest of world
Wild that you're considered a "centrist" because you insisted on calling the Biden economy "good" when just about every economic metric pointed in that direction
May 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Wild that you're considered a "centrist" because you insisted on calling the Biden economy "good" when just about every economic metric pointed in that direction
Home prices dropped significantly during the great recession because many people took mortgages they couldn't afford (banks loosened lending standards in 2000s). People tried to sell their houses in financial distress. People's mortgages are much more conservative now
May 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Home prices dropped significantly during the great recession because many people took mortgages they couldn't afford (banks loosened lending standards in 2000s). People tried to sell their houses in financial distress. People's mortgages are much more conservative now
Why would raising interest rates cause a housing crash this time? Inventory is low, and most people have low rates locked in or fully own their home.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/u...
May 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Why would raising interest rates cause a housing crash this time? Inventory is low, and most people have low rates locked in or fully own their home.
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/u...
Social employment contract was breached when Meta launched the first round of layoffs. Big tech was never the same
April 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Social employment contract was breached when Meta launched the first round of layoffs. Big tech was never the same
They weren't hyperbolic, and the press and normies still have not woken up to that fact
April 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
They weren't hyperbolic, and the press and normies still have not woken up to that fact
Senators Chuck Grassley (R) and Maria Cantwell (D) just introduced a bill to reassert Congress’s power over tariffs.
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
—President must notify Congress on new tariffs within 48 hours of imposition.
—Congress must approve them within 60 days or they expire.
www.cantwell.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.cantwell.senate.gov
April 4, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Best financial advice is to just keep buying index funds and ignore the news. Well, that was the conventional wisdom, but we haven't seen someone so thoroughly take a blowtorch to our economy
April 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Best financial advice is to just keep buying index funds and ignore the news. Well, that was the conventional wisdom, but we haven't seen someone so thoroughly take a blowtorch to our economy
Obama made a grave mistake when he turned a blind eye to Bush's crimes www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
April 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Obama made a grave mistake when he turned a blind eye to Bush's crimes www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
It's pretty wild that you think that housing affordability has drastically improved. You don't think that housing center at Harvard would point out in their 2024 annual housing affordability report that recent changes improved affordability? 2025 update. www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/rising-....
April 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's pretty wild that you think that housing affordability has drastically improved. You don't think that housing center at Harvard would point out in their 2024 annual housing affordability report that recent changes improved affordability? 2025 update. www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/rising-....
Sorry, I thought you'd at least see that there are two venerable organizations that specialize in housing *both* commenting on high housing burdens and consider that they might have a point. Didn't realize you just think you're that much smarter than everyone else.
April 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Sorry, I thought you'd at least see that there are two venerable organizations that specialize in housing *both* commenting on high housing burdens and consider that they might have a point. Didn't realize you just think you're that much smarter than everyone else.
I posted the link. Click it before making a fool of yourself. It's Harvard's annual report from 2024. We're 3 months into 2025
April 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I posted the link. Click it before making a fool of yourself. It's Harvard's annual report from 2024. We're 3 months into 2025